Brake-shoe.



C. D. PETTIS.

BRAKE SHOE.

APPLIGATIQN FILED 315.13. 1913.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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,0. D. PETTIS.

BRAKE SHOE.

l APPLICATION FILED rmms. 1913. 1,065,721

Patented June 24, 1913.

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i. yrfririi for CLFTON- D. PETTXS, F CHICAGO, LLNOIS.

BRAKE-snor.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

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ripping-.nen ined February is, 1913. sensi no. Maese.

To 0N whom may concern.'

Be it known that i, Cnir'ron l). Perris, a citizen of the United States, und a resident of the city of' Chicago, county of Cook, and State oi illinois, have invented certain new und useful Improvements in Brake-Shoes, of which l dodeclnre the following to be u xll, clear, end exert desciption, reference l` zd to the accompanying drawings,

p rt or" this specification. v b l resent' invention has relation more particularly to that class oil-broke shoes for railway eers in which provision is made for re 'rorcing or strengthening the shoe so as h ferent the fracture and falling away of the shoe after it has becoine reduced by eieef\coiiipiises e raised rib extending along one or both orthe' side edges of the heck, as set forth in an application tiled by me in the United States Patent Oihce of even `deteherewith Serial No. 748,258', and

i'do-not wish to be understood as claiming inthis zippliceti'on'the features of constructions-et forth and claimed in said co-pending apgliestion.

My present invention relates more particulerly to Ithe construction of the center lugoi'i the brakeshoe and the manner of attaching the suine to the reinforcing buck of the' shoe. 4

Figure il. isn plan view of a brake shoe withthe center lug removed. Fig. 2 is a plan View with the center lugin place. Fig. 3 is `View `in longitudinal sect-ion on line 3 3 or Fig; :'2. Fig. e isa View in cross section on line l--l or" Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view in cross section online of Fig. 2. Fig. l6 is a view inv vcross section on line G-G of Fig. Q.

d 'to a brake shoe, the reinforcing buckA section on line lt -l. of Figs. l1 and 12. Fig. l-is' a view of the .blank from which will be formed theinodified center lug illustrated in l2 to lll.

The body n voi' thebruke shoe is preferably of cust metal that is united 'in the casting operation to the buck B that is formed of ductile metal. rl`he buck B has formed at its sides the raised hollow ribs and b, the outer walls of these ribs Q0 und 21 extending down the sides of the body A of the brake shoe to a distance below the plan-e or' the back of the shoe. The end walls 22 and 23 oi' the buck ot the shoe extend toward the wearing trice of the body of the shoe to approximately the sinne distri-nce ns the side wells 2O and 2l. A s shown, the back B of the shoe is provided with raised end lugs B2 formed integral therewith. When the cast metal forming' the body A. of the shoe is poured into the buck B, in the eastingopei tion, such metal will flow into the hollow ribs und b and end lugs B2 of the back, thereby greatly increasing the strength of the shoe.

The back B of the shoe is shown :is provided vadjacentl its center with slots adapted to receive the inwardly projecting members d() of the centering C. Preferably. this center lug-is formed ot' u blank of the shape shown in Fig. 8. hat is to say, the blank has projecting' portions or members 40 adapted to pass through the slots 30 in the back of the brake shoe, has slots 4l and portions 42 and 43 projecting laterally and adapted tobe bent upon the dotted lines shown in F ig. 8 of the drawings. `When the blank shown in Fig. 8 is bent upon the dotted lines shown' in F i g. 8 oiu the drawings, the lug will be in the shzipe shown in Figs. 9 and 10, and will then be in readiness to have its projecting parts or members fr0 pass through the slots 30 in the buck of the shoe, after which such parts will be bent outwardly in opposite directions,us shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The parts of lthe center lug :it euch side of the slots 4:1 therein (which slots nre adapted to receive the usual wedge or key for 'connection to the brake head), are curved or shaped, ns at 45, so :1s to snugly lit against the curved inner-walls of the ribs l) and b of the buck B' ot' the shoe; and these inner walls of the ribs Z and Z1 will compose the ends ofthe center lug.

The crown of the center lug,C is preifei'-, ably provided, at its ends, with hooks or flanges 42 and 43 which fit over and interlock with the ribs b, b. Such interlocking hooksl are, however, not essential where the center lug is arranged between'two longitudinal side ribs, as in the form shown in Figs. l to 7, inclusive.

ln forming a brake shoe embodying my present invention, the center lug will be eut. and bent lo shape, as above described, and will then be attached to the back of the shoe, as shown in the drawings; after which the castnietal, that is to form the bodyof the shoe, will be poured into the back and will unite therewith inr this casting operation. The east metal flowing around and uniting with the projecting portions or members 40 of the center lug will securely guard against any danger of the withdrawal of these members from the back of the shoe. i

ln the en'ibodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 19, to l5 of the drawings, the body A of the shoe and the back B will be formed in the manner vhereinbefore described, except that the longitudinal rib lf of the back B will be omitted. vVhen one of the ribs of the, back B is thus omitted, the center lug C will be modified, as illustrated in Figs. 1? and l5 of the drawings. This modified forni of center lug will preferably be formed from a blank cut to the shape shown in Fig. 15. This modified form of center lug will have projecting portions or members 40 adapted to pass through the slots 30 in the back of the slice and will have a laterally projecting portion 42 on one side and a laterally projecting portion 48 on the other side, and will be formed with the slots 4l, as in the lug hereinbefore described. When the blank shown in Fig. l5 is bent upon the dotted lines there shown, the modified lng will be of the shape illustrated in Figs. l1 and l-. This lug will then have its extended portions 40 passed through the slots 2&0 of' the back B and bent in opposite directions against the inner face ofthe baek,as .shown in Fig. ll. 'lheeurved portions 45. at one side of the lug, will fit against and conform to the inner wall of the rib o and the hook shaped flange el?. will lit over and interlock with the top of such rib, so as to aid in effectively holding the renter lug in proper position. The walls 4S) at the opposite end of the lug will bear upon the upper face of the back and the edges of f these walls are preferably inclined, as shown 1n the drawings. lVhen the rast metal body i A of the shoe is united to the back casting operation, the lug will be securely gagement from theiback. Preferably, the I comparatively thin metal only is necessary for the back, whereas a thicker and stronger body of metal is desirable for the center lug.

It is obvious that the precise details of construction above` set out may be varied without departing from the scope of the invention, and that features of the invention may be employed without its adoption as an entirety.

` Having thus described my invention, what' I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is f 1. A brake shoe having one at least of its side edges provided with a raised rib extending lengthwise of its back and a ductile metal fastening lughaving projecting portions united to the body of the shoe in the casting operation, said lug having walls hearing against said raised rib and having a flange interlocked with saidy rib.

2. A brake shoe comprising a perforated .back having one at least of its side edges provided with a raised rib and a center lug having depending members passing through the perforations in the back, the side walls of said lug abutting against said rib. 3. A brake shoe comprising a perfo-rated back having one at least of its side edges formed with a raised rib extending lengthwise of the shoe, and a ductile metal center lug having parts projecting through said back, said lug abutting against said raised rib and interlocked therewith.

4. A brake shoe comprising a perforated back of ductile metal having raised ribs eX- tending along cach side thereof and a ductile metal center lug interlocked with said back, the ends of said center 111g abutting' against said ribs. i

A brake shoe having one at least of its side edges provided with a raised rib and a dut-tile nie-tal Center lug united to the body of the brake shoe, said lug having a 'flange extending over the top of. said rib and interlocked therewith.

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